Principal or Associate Consultant - Coastal & Marine Environnent

Navartis; Epsom; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multi-disciplinary consultancy firm in the UK is seeking an experienced Principal or Associate Consultant to lead coastal management projects. The role involves collaborating with various sectors such as Aviation, Defense, and Energy, mentoring junior staff, and managing project deliverables. The ideal candidate will have strong technical expertise in hydrodynamics and geomorphology, alongside mentoring experience. A competitive salary of £55,000 - £65,000 is offered, along with a hybrid working culture and flexible benefits.

Benefits

Employee rewards

Flexible holiday allowances

Hybrid working culture

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering coastal projects focused on hydrodynamics and geomorphology.
• Proficient in wave, tide, and sediment transport numerical modeling.
• Experienced in developing and leading technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Conduct technical coastal work while mentoring junior staff.
• Develop scopes of services and manage project procedures.
• Contribute to business development activities and client engagement.

Skills

Coastal project delivery

Hydrodynamics

Geomorphology

Marine environment mentoring

Numerical modeling

Project management

Education

Chartered Engineer, Scientist or Environmentalist

Tools

ArcGIS

MapInfo

QGIS

Job description

Job Description

Principal or Associate Consultant - Coastal & Marine Environment

Location: Bristol

Summary

One of the world's leading multi-disciplinary consultancy firms is looking to hire an experienced Principal or Associate consultant to bring their coastal management skills to the business. As a Principal or Associate Consultant, you will play a vital role, collaborating with clients and design teams around the UK, sitting within our Water Management Consultancy practice. You will also lead coastal management across projects in the Aviation, Defense, Energy, Cities & Development, Education, Rail, and Water sectors.

Your role

• You will be primarily involved in technical coastal work and supporting junior staff in geomorphology, hydrodynamics, flooding, environmental assessments; GIS and technical reporting.
• You will ensure quality assurance for technical deliverables by checking the work of junior staff, both mentoring and guiding them in the application of coastal management aspects.
• Contribute to the continued development of our Coastal & Marine Environment technical network.
• You will actively progress a suite of projects under your control, and manage and supervise junior resources.
• You will develop and agree scopes of services, costs, and resources, and support project managers and directors by following project procedures, including financial and change control.
• Work effectively as part of a team, collaborating with scientists, modellers, engineers, and planners, and provide a consistent service to clients, and you will be managing your workload and overseeing that of others.
• Be asked to help support business development activities, including tendering for projects and client / stakeholder engagement.

About you

• You should have experience in delivering coastal projects with a focus on hydrodynamics, geomorphology, environment, options development or adaptation, and the confidence to lead technical work as well as mentor junior team members in developing their skills.
• Chartered Engineer, Scientist or Environmentalist.
• Proficient in interpreting and / or undertaking wave, tide and sediment transport numerical modelling; empirical methods; data analysis (historic trends, sediment budget etc); GIS with ArcGIS, MapInfo, or QGIS; development and assessment of adaptive and resilient management approaches for the coast.
• Experience in developing and leading technical teams.
• Experience in managing your own workload and that of others.
• Experience of supporting junior staff - guiding and training them for a career in the coastal & marine environment field.
• You should have a strong desire to learn and innovate across various challenges, be able to develop new approaches to a wide range of problems, as well as take on new challenges and learn new skills.
• You should be well-organized and capable of working on multiple projects simultaneously.
• A desire to consistently work to high standards is crucial.

Salary / Benefits

Competitive Salary or Between £55,000 - £65,000 and including employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Alongside a hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.